Dirty Dustbins and Sloppy Streets

ncludes that of house scavenging or the removal of house refuse, and also that of street scavenging, or the

eventually disposed of, and (5) the cost of the whole work; (6) Which are the best methods for sweeping and cleansing streets, (7) Whether machinery is more economical than hand labour, (8) The extra work involved by the ill construction of streets and the materials of which they are for

bearing on the subject of scavenging and the cleansing

ed by order of the Local Government Board s

f house refuse

s, ashpits, and cesspools; either for t

h the requisite powers may, and when required by order of the said Board shall, themselves unde

all be carried to the account of the fund or rate applicable by them for[3] the general purposes of this Act; and any profits thus made by a rural authority in respect of any co

each offence be liable to a penalty not exceeding five pounds: provided that the occupier of a house within the district shall not be liable to such penalty in respect of

ions receptacles for the temporary deposit and collection of dust, ashes, and rubbish; they may also provide f

otpaths[4] and pavements, the removal of house refuse and the cleansing of earth closets, privies, ash

rther clauses in the Public Health Act, as well as in many private Improvement Acts and also in Bye-laws, detail the manner in which this work ought to be properly carried out. I shall fur